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The fine line between unlikeable and despised
- Thread starter Feo Takahari
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Another thing that can be done is to read through an old thread picking out aspects one finds interesting, worth further discussion. Then, start a new thread, with the topic stated in one's own terms. Optionally, reference the older thread with a link.
The benefit here is that the current forum participants don't need to read through that old thread (unless they wish), but can respond to the new presentation. Once in a while a necro-ed thread does gain a new life, but more often it does not, because it's the author of the necro post who's interested and others coming to that post aren't similarly invested. But a new post gets more responses because it's more immediate.
Eh, it's a theory anyway.
The benefit here is that the current forum participants don't need to read through that old thread (unless they wish), but can respond to the new presentation. Once in a while a necro-ed thread does gain a new life, but more often it does not, because it's the author of the necro post who's interested and others coming to that post aren't similarly invested. But a new post gets more responses because it's more immediate.
Eh, it's a theory anyway.
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